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Dec. 15,1925. 1,565,677

L. SCHLESNGER ET AL OVERHEAD SUPPLY WASHFOUNTAIN Filed June 17. 1925 BY Md I 7'LM,

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`Patented Dec. 15, 1925.V

UNITED sii-Ari;sA

1,565,617 l?a'rialai OFFICE,

LoUIs senr,asini-'iria` ND HERMAN n; REINE, QnI/IILWAUKEE, WISCQNSIN,4 AS- sIGNoRs To BRADLEY WASHEQUN'IAIN COMPANY, or MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN,

A CORPORATION k0i? WISCONSIN.

ovEBIInAn-sUPIeIQY wAsIIFoUNTAIN.

l `Application f ld June 17,192.5'. Serial` No. 37,782.

fo all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, LoUIs SorILEsINoER andr` HERMAN E. HEINE, citizens of y the United States, and residents of kMilwauliee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Illiscoiisiii, have invented new and useful Improvements in Overhead-Supply W'aslr fountains, of whichthe following'is a description, reference benghad to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to ply `washfountains.4 s ,e

Sanitaryy Washfountains now infgeneral use permit a number of personstowash at the same time, and toV accomplish this, a circular basin or receptacle ofkk comparatively large diameter, is provided with a circular fountain which dischargesl a4r cir` cular spray of water into the receptacle. In fountains of this type the vent and the water supply pipes usually extendl Ldownwardly through the floor, the vent pipe eX- tending to the outside atmosphere "and the water pipes to a source of supply.A In many buildings the washfountains "are placed in the basement, or on a cement floor, and it is ,impractical `to extendv the ipes downwardly Vwithout tearing up lthe oor. In some places it lis possible to"lay"the vent in the floor or ground, and in cases of this kind it is desirable to takefthe water supply from above. e n

It is one of the objects of the present in- 'vention to overcome the "before mentioned objectionable features and provide a washilountain in which the waterjsupply pipes extend upwardly to a source of supply and the flow be directed in a manner to prevent splasliingrwhen discharged from the fountain for use. n

`A further object of the yinvention is to provide a washfountain construction in which the spraying portion thereof 'is sup-` ported by means independent of the vent pipes andthe water supply pipes. n y

A further object of' -theinventionis to provide a washfountain having means `above the spray fountain for mixing hotV and cold water so that the desired temperature may be obtained atthe fountain.

A further object of the invention is toprovide an overhead supply washfo'untain which is of simple construction, 'is strong overhead supand durable *andy is well adapted for the purpose described.

`With the above and other objects in View the invention consists of the improved overhead supply washfountain and itsparts and combinations as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the samev reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views: l ig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a washfountain provided with the improved overhead water supply;V and Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional detail view taken on line 2 2 of Figll.

Referring tothe drawing the numeral 5 indicates aY basin or receptacle preferably of annular forni, which is supported upon a standard 6. The basin maybe of any shape or formed of any suitable material desired. TheY lbasin is formed with a strainer and outlet opening 7, and is connected toa vdischarge coupling 8 mounted centrally beneath the basin which is adapted to have a vent'pipe and trapy `(not shown) connected thereto. The strainer and outlet openings 7 are' formed in a'ilanged coupling member 9 to which an upstanding supporting tube 10 isconnectedi Afountan 11 is mounted on the' upper end portion of the supporting tube 13 andif desired a tube l2 (indicated by` dotted lines) maybe connected to the coupling member S yand the fountain 11 to firmly hold the parts together. The fountain is of circular form and is provided with av circular line of downwardly inclined orifices 12 tl'irough which the water is sprayed' for use. The lower side of the fountain is formed with a groove 11 into vwhich the tube 10 extends to center the fountain on the Ytube and to forni a more secure conneetion therewith. An inner tube 13 is con- Iiected to the lower inner portion of the fountain while an outer tube 14 is connected to the upperportion ofthe fountain and the space 15 between these two tubes forms the water supply duct or pipe for the fountain. The upper end portions of these pipes 13 and 14 are connected, respectively, to upper and the lower .walls of a supplemental annular mixing and coupling member 16. and form a water-tight connection therewith. Water supply pipes 17 and 1S having controlling valves 19 and 20 are connected to the opposite sides of the mixing member to supply tempered water to the fountain. The upper portions of these pipes 1( and 18 extend inwardly at right angles and are connected to a mixing chamber which is mounted on the upper end portion `of the inner tube 13 but closed therefrom. This mixing chamber is of annular form and is provided with an upper` central opening 21 for receiving the lower end portion of a mixing valve 22. Upwardly extending pipes 23 and 24 supply hot and cold water to the valve 22 and said valve is formed with a tubular valve member 24 having ports 25 and 26 provided in the opposite sides thereof. Said valve member may bc turned by the handle 27 to register its ports 25 and 2G with the openings to which the upwardly extending pipes 23 and 24 are connected to regulate the relative amount of water flowing from the pipes 23 and2e.- into the mixing chamber. The valves 19 and 2O permit turning on the tempered water from either Iside of the washfountain. A soap dish and receptacle 25 may also be mounted on the outer pipe 14 if desired.

From theforegoing description it will be seen that the improved overhead supply washfountain is of very simple construction and is well adapted for the purpose described.

l/'hat is claimed as our invention is:

1. An overhead supply washfountain, comprising a standard having a basin thereon, a tubular member extending upwardly from the basin, a fountain mounted on the tubular member and having a line of spray openings, another tubular member connected to the fountain and surrounding the first mentioned tubular member and extending upwardly from said fountain to form a water conduit between the two tubes, a mixing chamber above the tubular member, and

valved controlled means for supplying water to the mixing chamber.

2. An overhead supply washfountain,

comprising a standard having a basin thereon, a supporting member extending upwardly from the basin, a fountain mounted on the supporting member and having a circular line of spray openings, an inner tube connected to the fountain and extending upwardly therefrom, an outer tube connected to the fountain and extending upwardly therefrom, the space between said tubes forming a water conduit to the fountain, a supplemental mixing chamber connected to the tubes, a mixing chamber positioned above the supplemental mixing chamber, a conduit means between the two chambers, valve means controlling the flow through said conduit, overhead hot and cold water supply pipes connected to the mixing chamber, and valve means controlling the flow of hot and cold water to the mixing chamber.

3. An overhead supply washfountain, comprising a standard having a basin thereon provided with a discharge opening, a supporting tube extending upwardly from the basin, a fountain mounted on the supporting tube and having a circular line of spray openings, an inner tube connected to the fountain and extending upwardly therefrom, an outer tube connected to the fountain and extending upwardly therefrom, the space between said tubes forming a water conduit to the fountain, a supplemental mixing chamber connected to the tubes, tubes connected to the supplemental chamber and extending upwardly therefrom, a mixing chamber connected to the upper end portions of said last mentioned tubes, valves for said tubes for controlling the liow of tempered water to the fountain, overhead hot and cold water supply pipes connected to the mixing chamber, and valve means controlling the How of hot and cold water to the mixing chamber.

4. An overhead supply washfountain, comprising a standard having a basin thereon provided with a central discharge opening, a supporting tube extending upwardly from the discharge opening, a fountain mounted on the supporting tube and having a circular line of spray openings, an inner tube connected to the fountain and extending upwardly therefrom, an outer tube surrounding the inner tube in spaced relation and connected to the fountain and extending upwardly therefrom, a supplemental mixing chamber connected to the upper end portions of the spaced tubes, the space between said tubes forming a water 'conduit to the fountain, other tubes connected to the supplemental mixing chamber and extending upwardly therefrom, valves controlling the How through said last mentioned tubes, a mixing chamber connected to the upper end portions of said last mentioned tubes, overhead pipes` connected to the mixing chamber, and a valve connected to the mixing chamber for controlling the relative iow of water from the overhead pipes.

5. An overhead supply washfountain, comprising a standard having a basin thereon provided with a central discharge opening, a supporting tube extending upwardly from the discharge opening, an annular fountain mounted on the supporting tube and having a circular line of spray openings for directing streams of water outwardly and downwardly, an inner tube connected to the fountain and extending upwardly therefrom, an outer tube surrounding the inner tube in spaced relation and connected to the fountain and extending upwardly therefrom, a supplemental mixing chamber connected to the upper end portions of the spaced tubes, the space between said tubes forming a water conduit to the fountuiin other tubes connected to the'opposite sides of the suliplenientiil mixing chiunber sind extending npWzu-dly therefrom, valves for said pipes for controlling the iow of water from either side of the fountain, e niixing'ehamber interposed between and oonneeted to the upper end portions of the last mentioned tubes, :t valve connected to the mixing chamber, and overhead bot and Cold Water supply pipes Connected to said. last 10 tures.

LOUIS SCHLESINGER. HERMAN E. HEINE. 

